1^st Step - Start with general information

You are reading the biography book on your scientist. It will give you a good, overall view of this person's life.

 

2^nd Step - Some more sources of general information.

Need some more details? Take a look at the books below for more information on your scientist.

As you are reading, You will save time later by taking notes on KEYWORDS that you will want to use when searching the databases and Internet sources. Also, create your BIBLIOGRAPHY entry for that source!

• 100 Scientists who Changed the World -- 509.2 TIN
• Science, 100 scientists who changed the World -- 509.2 BAL
• Great Lives, Invention and Technology -- 609.22 LO
• Scientific Explorers -- 509 ST
• American Women in Science, A Bibliographical Dictionary -- 509.2 BA
• Women of Science -- 509.2 BER
• Women Scientists -- 509.22 VE
• Women Inventors -- 609.2 CUR
• Celebrating Women in Mathematics and Science -- 509.22 CE
• Extraordinary Women Scientists -- 509.22 ST
• The Scientists -- 509.22 GR

 

3rd Step - General information from the reference books.

Need some more details? Review these print "Reference" books. These cannot be checked out of the library.

• World Books' Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists -- REF 509.2 WOR
• A to Z of Scientists -- REF 509.22 OAK
• Album of Science, From Leonardo to Lavoisier, 1450-1800 -- REF 509 CO
• Album of Science, The 19th Century -- REF 509 WI
• Men and Women of Science -- REF 503 WO

 

4th Step

Search electronic databases. For this assignment try:

 

5^th Step

The final step of your research will include Web sites.

First, search the Library's catalog for your scientist (using the last name). See the little "disk" icon next to the titles? Click that link. Then click the link next to "Elec. Access." Use the descriptions, grade levels and domain names to help you select likely sources.

Second, check the back of your biography book for recommended Web sites in "Further Reading."

Third, you may want to search Web sites, using the key words on your scientist's conftribution. Here are suggested search engines:

www.clusty.com ( groups hits by categories)		www.google.com (good all-around search tool)

 

When using aWEB SITE, how do you know it is a "credible source"? Use the Internet Evaluation Form.

 

---> To find this Web page, go to the THS MS/US Library homepage, click on Course Pages and select 6th grade Scientist biographies.

CJC 11/2006